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This independent self-advocacy group is run by and for people with learning disabilities for people from Liverpool. Funding will allow the organisation to make its newly leased premises more user friendly by providing disabled access and toilet facilities on the floor where the offices are situated. There are facilities but these are located in the basement of the building.

This group will use funding to assess the feasibility of developing a formal programme of volunteering and training using external consultancy. This will involve designing a pilot programme, implementing a funding strategy and establishing partnerships within the wider community.

The Cheshire Visual Impairment Consortium (CVIC) is a partnership of four organisations who have come together to deliver a project which combines new and existing elements of each partner's work. A mixture of volunteer and staff-led services will provide visually impaired (VI) people in Cheshire with general information and advice on VI aids and equipment, services and recreational activities.

The aim of this existing project will allow Tomorrows People Trust (TPT) to continue supporting ex-offenders and offenders serving their sentences in the community, in Liverpool, Wirral and Knowsley. It will reduce re-offending rates through increasing access to employment, training and education opportunities. The project will differ from phase one by extending provision to people considered to be at risk of offending. _x000B_

A project to support visually impaired (VI) people, their families, friends, and carers to overcome the challenges of everyday living. The project will include recreational activities, befriending and home visits, and courses such as welfare benefits, housing, and access to local and national services. The scheme will also provide services in community settings such as libraries, medical centres, hospitals, residential homes and centres. The scheme aims to benefit 920 people.

The Merseyside IT project will involve the delivery of a rolling programme of twelve week long IT training courses for blind and visually impaired people. It will also expand the service delivery using bases in Southport and on the Wirral and blind and visually impaired people will have improved access to further education, paid employment or voluntary work and will have reduced isolation.

The project will continue to support people with learning disabilities into sustainable paid employment, provide training in basic work skills, independent travel, training, advice and information to families and carers. The project will improve the independence of people with learning disabilities, increase their income and improve their opportunities for gaining employment. It will also provide parents and carers with respite from caring duties.

This project will enable the organisation to provide a free, independent advocacy service for older disabled people to help them access services, take up benefits and access their legal rights through the Disability Discrimination Act._x000B_

This is a project to create a programme of activity to develop a range of skills for young deaf people aged 11 - 19 who come from a wide area around Merseyside.The project will specialise in indoor rock climbing, within a youth club setting, providing an essential outlet, the young deaf people being socially and culturally isolated. The grant will pay for a range of items for climbing equipment.

The project will provide a unique opportunity for socially isolated young deaf people aged 11-19 to meet other deaf young people, however their siblings and children of deaf parents will also benefit. I regular programme of activities will be developed based on what the young people say they would like to do. Information and workshops will be available to the young people on the range of issues important to all young people, but to which their deafness normally proves a barrier.

This new project will allow deaf young people to access a wide range of services that are otherwise not available to them because of communication barriers and a lack of awareness of their needs. The project will provide after-school activities such as healthy eating and sports activities like football, tennis, archery and fencing. The project will also provide a platform for transition to employment by delivering sessions on CV writing and interview skills, providing volunteer and training opportunities.

This charity will use an award to establish a new healthy lifestyles club for people with learning disabilities. The project will include training on how to stay safe on the streets and tackle problems around unemployment, obesity, depression and anxiety.

The project will establish 'True Grit' a club which will provide vital training courses for people with severe learning disabilities, their parents and carers to learn the skills needed to improve confidence, manage risk and how to deal with aggressive situations. An interactive website will also be set up for members to share their views The project aims to help reduce the social isolation, loneliness and fear of hate crime experienced by people with learning disabilities across Halton.

The funding will be used to run healthy living activities, art therapy, Maths and English support, employability and volunteer training to people who are socially excluded within the community. The project aims to help people develop skills that will result in improved health and wellbeing.

The funding will be used to support a group of people with learning disabilities to organise a range of physical and cultural activities that will stimulate their interest and engage them in the community. The project aims to raise their self-belief and increase their wellbeing through engagement in adventurous and positive activities.

The organisation will use the funding to deliver digital inclusion activities to improve IT skills, self- confidence and knowledge of online resources in the local community. This will improve employability, educational attainment and improve access to social activities online.